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Texas executes ‘Texas 7’ prison escapee for officer’s death
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (TIP): A three-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas history was executed February 4 evening for killing a suburban Dallas police officer while the notorious gang was on […]
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Oil crash may kill the Texas housing boom
DALLAS, TX (TIP): The days of$100 oil are gone — maybe forever –and that means oil companies are cutting jobs — thousands of them. That’s scary for a Texan real estate industry that had […]
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California woman pleads guilty in Texas to passing fake cash
SAN ANTONIO (TIP): A California woman has pleaded guilty to making and passing nearly $58,000 in fake cash. The San Antonio Express-News (http://bit.ly/1y9eIqk ) reported Saturday, January 17 that Tela Lee Conerly faces up to […]
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BOOST TO SCHOOL FUNDS IN TEXAS UNLIKELY IN UPCOMING SESSION
AUSTIN (TIP): It would seem that Texas schools might be due for a sizable funding boost when the Legislature convenes in January, particularly after a state judge ruled last summer that Texas was severely under […]
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Inquiry planned in Dallas tower fire that killed 3 workers
DALLAS (TIP): One of the three men who died last week in a construction fire in downtown Dallas had worked as a welder for only three months and had no training in the field, his […]
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Texas is in danger of a recession
DALLAS (TIP): The shale oil boom has been a blessing to Texas, making the state an economic standout during the past few years of ho-hum U.S. growth. But oil’s dramatic plunge below $55 a barrel […]
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Texas Capital Bank Ranks 11th in Dallas Morning News Top 100 Places to Work
DALLAS (TIP): Texas Capital Bank has announced that it ranked eleventh in the large company category on The Dallas Morning News’ 2014 Top 100 Places to Work in Dallas-Fort Worth list. The bank was also […]
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The University of Texas at Austin Introduces Online Business Courses for Professionals Worldwide
New Learning Platform Delivers Practical Business Knowledge Taught by Top-Ranking Teachers AUSTIN, TX (TIP): McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, one of the top ten undergraduate business programs in the […]
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Americans Together organizes Thanksgiving Celebrations and Awards Night
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson graces the occasion Report/photos by Zia Khan/ 214-207-7922 DALLAS (TIP): Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas presided over the proceedings of the 16th annual thanksgiving celebrations and awards night organized by […]
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Oil down after Saudi Arabia slashes crude price
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil fell in Asia today after major producer Saudi Arabia slashed the price of the crude that it sells to Asia and the United States, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
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US police kill gunman who targeted buildings in Austin
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): Authorities shot and killed a man who they say opened fire on Austin police headquarters early November 28 morning, and a bomb squad was called in to search his vehicle. The man […]
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Nationwide protests follow Grand Jury verdict in Michael Brown killing case
I.S. Saluja NEW YORK (TIP): New York has been among the large number of cities across the United States of America to witness loud protests following the Grand Jury verdict to not indict police officer […]
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North Texas teachers, children killed on road trip
DALLAS (TIP): Two North Texas teachers and several of their children were killed overnight while driving through Louisiana for a Disney vacation. Trudi and Michael Hardman died in the single-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 just […]
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AUDIT CRITICIZES TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RUN BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AUSTIN (TIP): Texas school districts are giving away more than $200 million a year in property tax breaks without making sure companies actually create the high-paying jobs promised, the state auditor says. State Auditor John […]
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Quran is not for Muslims alone
The very first verse in Quran reads, “1:2 (Asad) All praise is due to God alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds (that exist),” and the very last chapter opens with this line, “114:1 (Ali) […]
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North Texas transportation planners shift away from toll projects
DALLAS (TIP): The Regional Transportation Council on Thursday, November 13, excluded a controversial rural toll road from its long-range plan and dropped efforts to involve the state Transportation Department in financing the divisive Trinity Parkway […]
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Texas sets a new wind power record in November
DALLAS (TIP): Wind power set a new record in Texas in November with 10,301 megawatts of power generated, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Wind turbines set the record at 10:39 a.m. Nov. […]
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Texas Leads Best States For Future Job Growth
DALLAS (TIP): Rick Perry ascended from Lieutenant Governor to Governor of Texas in December 2000 when thengovernor George Bush resigned after being elected the 43rd President of the United States. Perry will retire in January […]
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University of Dallas Breaks Ground on New Home for the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business
SB Hall to be a state-of-the-art centerpiece of UD’s business school, ‘global meeting ground’ for students, faculty, staff IRVING, Texas (TIP): A benign Sun shone on the venue of groundbreaking celebration on Friday, Oct. 17, […]
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EBOLA IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK (TIP): Craig Spencer, a 33-year-old Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned from Guinea, became the fourth person ever diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil on Thursday, October 23 night. He was rushed […]
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Thomas Eric Duncan: First Ebola death in U.S. – Anxiety in Dallas
DALLAS (TIP): Thomas Eric Duncan left Liberia for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. Just over two weeks later, he passed away at a Dallas, Texas, hospital with Ebola. Duncan was admitted […]